California stands at a historic crossroads in its clean energy transformation. With bold carbon neutrality goals for 2045, record-setting procurement, and a sweeping affordability and climate package passed in 2025, including groundbreaking policies like SB 254 and the Transmission Infrastructure Accelerator, the state has momentum like never before. Yet, the challenges ahead are equally unprecedented.

A new era of energy complexity is emerging. Surging demand from data centers, AI, and widespread electrification is converging with grid stress, interconnection delays, and critical transmission bottlenecks. As California works to meet its climate, reliability, and equity goals, the question is no longer if the system must evolve, but how fast, and how smartly.

Attendees:

• – Claire Behar